The global police organisation went beyond its remit in pursuing Saudi Arabian journalist Hamza Kashgari, says Denis MacShane MP. Now we must ensure the kingdom’s authorities respect free speech
The UK government’s plans to extend secret hearings into the civil courts will lead to a diminishing in the open administration of justice,
On Saturday February 4 protesters calling for fair elections in Russia hit the streets worldwide. The protests took place exactly one month before the presidential election, which is likely to return prime minister Vladimir Putin to the Kremlin’s...
One month ahead of presidential polls, tens of thousands of people marched through the centre of Moscow today to protest Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's expected return to the Kremlin for a third presidential term. The stop-Putin movement staged...
The offices of weekly opposition newspaper Vecherny Krasnokamsk were ravaged in an arson attack on 28 January in the south-west Russian Perm region. The paper's editor Olga Kolokolova has linked the attack to a series of investigative reports...
The offices of an Indian media group have been attacked by a group of right-wing Hindu nationalists in Mumbai. Dozens of supporters of right-wing nationalist group Shiv Sena attacked the building Times of India on Saturday, protesting against a...
The Russian Central Election Committee has refused to register Grigory Yavlinsky --- founder of the Yabloko opposition party --- as a presidential candidate. Yabloko did not reach the seven per cent minimum in the State Duma elections, but...
The prohibition of Hitler’s infamous work is a symbolic measure that has lost all impact, says Daniella Peled
Azerbaijani newspapers Yeni Musavat and Azadliq were fined 2000 manats (1,634 GBP) this week, they had been accused of damaging businessman Anar Mammadovov's honour and business image. Mammadov, the son of Transport Minister Ziya Mammadov, appealed...
Igor Vinyavsky, editor of the Almaty-based independent weekly Vzglyad, was detained on Monday evening in an ongoing crackdown by Kazakhstan's National Security Committee (KNB) on critical media and opposition activists. Two groups of KNB agents...